Post-WWDC reviews, interviews, and more

Have you come down from your WWDC-induced high yet? This last week has mellowed us out a bit after Apple's announcements during last week's keynote, and we took some time to review the new MacBook Air as well as the new MacBook Pro with retina display. We also highlighted what our forums are saying about the new notebooks, took a look at Apple's Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, wrote about a few teardowns, and even interviewed geek idol LeVar Burton about kids and e-books. Read on for the weekly roundup:

• Review: The 2012 MacBook Air soars with Ivy Bridge
  New Air may look the same, but performance has surged ahead in just one year.
• Pixelpalooza: 15" Retina MacBook Pro reviewed
  Apple replaces ports & spinning drives with Thunderbolt and 5.1 million pixels.
• Bye Ethernet port, hello retina: OpenForum talks new MacBook Pros
  Readers discuss whether the new MacBook Pro is worth the upgrade.
• Hands-on: Apple's Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet adapter
  Fast and energy efficient, but it may get in the way of your external display.
• Apple, Google using "military-grade spy planes" to make new maps, says senator
  "Sunbathing in your backyard shouldn't be a public event," says Senator Schumer.
• Retina MacBook Pro display teardown reveals maximum compaction
  Ultimate thinness comes at a price.
• New MacBooks can manage many, many monitors
  2012 Air supports two external displays; the Retina MacBook Pro supports three.
• Like tinkering with your MacBook Pro? Non-retina may be where it's at
  In new teardown rankings: non-retina MacBook Pro > its high-res sibling.
• Mozilla shows experimental "Junior" browser for iOS
  Mozilla can't use its Gecko HTML engine on iOS, so WebKit it is.
• LeVar Burton talks Reading Rainbow: from TV to e-books and beyond
  Ars spoke to Burton about how a revived RR uses tech to get kids reading again.

Have a great weekend, folks!